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Families in Sudan divided by rival military factions
The UK is believed to have among the highest number of foreign citizens in Sudan - up to 4,000 according to Britain's international development minister. For more than a week they've been among the thousands confined to their homes, trapped by intense fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). ...
Sudan crisis: WHO warns of biological hazard at seized lab
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there's a "high risk of biological hazard" at a laboratory caught up in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. ...
Sudan fighting: Diplomats and foreign nationals evacuated
Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan's capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum. ...
Middle East, Africa economies will continue to face food insecurity
Global geopolitical tensions and a rise in food insecurity and poverty will continue to negatively weigh on the Middle East and Africa (MEA) economies, according to London-based data and analytics firm GlobalData. ...
Thousands flee Sudan capital following collapse of truce
Thousands of residents fled Sudan’s capital Wednesday as fighting between the army and paramilitaries raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed. Roughly 200 people have already been killed. ...
Ukraine plane: Iran court jails 10 over downing of flight PS752
A court in Iran has sentenced 10 armed forces personnel to prison over the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January 2020. ...
Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting as clashes spread
Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread. ...
Arab League holds emergency meeting in Cairo over situation in Sudan
The meeting comes as fighting in the Sudanese capital raged into the early hours of Sunday after a day of deadly battles between the Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that left at least 56 civilians dead and nearly 600 wounded. ...
IMF says yet to agree date with Egypt for programme review
Egypt and the International Monetary Fund have yet to agree on a date for the initial review under a $3 billion financial package signed in December, an IMF official said on Thursday, a sign the lender may be growing frustrated by Cairo's lack of reforms. ...
Egypt's exports to Greece jump over 200 percent YoY in January
The value of Egypt's exports to Greece increased to $228.5 million in January 2023, compared to $71 million in the same month last year. ...
Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack
The Israeli military has carried out air strikes on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. ...
Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site
As so often in the past, the latest scenes of violence at Jerusalem's most important holy site for Muslims and Jews are igniting widespread anger. ...
Egypt: Misr Cement increases cash dividends for 2022
The ordinary general meeting (OGM) of Misr Cement – Qena agreed to pay out a cash dividend of EGP 0.75 per share for 2022, instead of EGP 0.50 per share. ...
Egypt's net foreign assets drop by $1.3bln in February
Egypt's net foreign assets (NFAs) declined by 49.8 billion Egyptian pounds in February as pressure on the currency continued to build. ...
Parched Tunisia imposes water rationing
Tunisia announced tight restrictions on water usage, including rationing tap water, on Friday, as the drought-hit country braces for another baking summer. ...
Egypt to raise allocation for food subsidies by 20% in FY 2023/24 draft budget
The Egyptian government said on Wednesday that it will raise allocation for food subsidies by 20 percent and for petroleum products by 24 percent in its fiscal year 2023-2024 draft budget. ...
Jordan's AJIB agrees to buy Standard Chartered unit in kingdom
Arab Jordan Investment Bank has agreed to buy Standard Chartered's business in the kingdom after securing the approval of the Central Bank of Jordan. ...
Iraq halts Kurdish region oil exports through Turkey after winning arbitration
Iraq stopped 450,000 barrels per day of crude exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and northern Kirkuk fields on Saturday, an oil official told Reuters, after the country won a long-standing arbitration case against Turkey. ...
Egyptian firm Orascom Construction’s Q4 profit surges over 50% to $56m
Egypt’s Orascom Construction Co. saw a 50.4 percent year-on-year net profit increase in the fourth quarter of 2022, with a rise in construction operations helping the firm hit $55.8 million. ...
Erdogan tries to salvage economic credibility before Turkey's election
Former Turkish economy tsar Mehmet Simsek's refusal to return to politics has left President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party scrambling to rebuild its economic credibility less than two months before landmark elections, insiders and analysts say. ...
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